A coalition of three political parties is organizing the demonstration to demand a credible investigation into the death of the human rights lawyer, who died in his prison cell after being denied medical care on November 16, 2009. (In Russian)

Fifteen Russian sailors on the ship “Believe,” registered under the flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis, went on strike in a South Korean port to protest unpaid wages amounting to about $60,000 each. (In Russian)

For the past nine months, Kazakhstan’s exports to members of the Eurasian Economic Union decreased by 26.8 percent to $2.35 billion, while its imports decreased by 18.2 percent to $5.45 billion. Exports to Russia specifically decreased by 26.9 percent, while imports from Russia decreased by 17.5 percent. (In Russian)

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